"The Thin Red Line" (1964) - Classic WW2 Pacific Combat Movie

[@MCOult]

Jack Warden was one of the greatest character actors of the 20th century, and he was one-of-a-kind.

[@RaymondGoettler]

Great movie😮

[@mikemartinez7433]

In the case of 'Used Cars' he was 2 of kind playing both the good Used Car dealer, and his evil twin brother trying to get a hold of his lot.

[@brentinnes5151]

Very underrated as well, he was brilliant in this...The Verdict he was also great

[@nadinejoyce1203]

Loved him as Paul Newman s sidekick in The Verdict!

[@JohnDavis-yz9nq]

I first saw Jack Warden in a TV series back in the sixties. The wackiest ship in the army was the name of it. Not to be confused with the movie. I loved the man ever since the TV series. The tv series didn’t last but one season. I was disappointed when they took it off the air. I remember that Warden played the role of Major Simon Butcher. Garry Collins also stared in the series.

[@tomlewis632]

Wow, I have not seen this movie since I was a ten year old kid in 1965. To me.....this movie shows what it is really like to be in war. It impressed me as a kid that the protagonist was smart enough to know that you need an edge to survive. God bless all of our veterans that defended our country and the personal price that was paid for our freedoms.

[@rajendranarunachalam3687]

This movie isaw in our city Sivakasi 1966 morning special show!!! today 2024 I repeat seeing the picture !! Very super movie!!!

[@ScoutSniper3124]

this movie shows what it is really like to be in war. not even close

[@4Tugboats]

I saw this movie in a theater on Okinawa at Fort Buckner in 1964.

[@anrcyt4676]

😮😮😮😮

[@JoeAmarone]

Seen this at 8yrs.old in 1964.Thanks this is my 2nd viewing in2024

[@markhirsch1782]

Ya,I was 6 at that time it blew some dust of some old memories!

[@Medietos]

Weren't you a bit too young to watch a war film, didn't your parents (or responsible one) reckon?

[@RaoulDuke-bc1pm]

​@@MedietosI was also born in 1956 and "Combat" was one of the top rated television programs of the day. A couple of years later, "The Rat Patrol" was another WWII-based program shown during prime time. My parents were college educated (Princeton and Wake Forest) and they sent both of their children to college. They were the absolute opposite of irresponsible and allowed us to watch those programs. On a side note, youngsters of that era did something that is rarely accomplished in this day and age...they grew up. If you shield your children from reality...they will never learn to deal with reality. In summation...exactly WHO is the irresponsible parent?

[@kevinhennessey3189]

Saw it at 11 years old at a drive in movie.

[@Picasso_305]

Ahead of its time in 1964. Remember first seeing it in 1969 when I was 16 and never forgot it. Another great movie similar to this is the 1956 *Between Heaven and Hell".

[@N0cturnalAnimaL]

Wow that’s incredible thank you for sharing. Have you seen the 90s version and how do you think it compares?

[@morrismonet3554]

The only thing a head of its time was the telephone at 0:30:48 LOL

[@RobFox-d4j]

Jack Warden was an excellent actor. He was a paratrooper. He missed the D-Day Landings bcz he broke his leg in a training accident. It probably saved his life.

[@billhobbs7077]

liked Warden as Artie Lange and Norm McDonald's dad in "Dirty Work"

[@davidscott3820]

My uncle was a b-17 gunner/crew chief when his appendix broke and he missed d-day, my dad also a ww2 vet said it probably saved his life.

[@pattracey105]

Average life expectancy of a Para was 3 minutes on D-Day.

[@bobnewton545]

I was 15 when this movie was released. I rememberd the title. I viewed it then but 59 years is a long time ago. The only scene that seemed familar was when the 45 pistol was stolen. It was all new to me at this late date. It is an excellent film. No fake flaming explosions.

[@stevemartin6144]

I was only 7 years old when this came out. I have heard about it all my life but never was able to see it until now. Classic! Thank you!!!

[@AlfonsoCaballero-sm3sb]

H 1:08:14 ​@@stevemartin6144 j LL lol

[@ronaldjones5290]

I WAS 12 THEN

[@rhunter762i]

For a stolen pistol, SOMEBODY has serialized records. Then there would be a "health and welfare" shakedown, and whoever was found with it, would get a Court-Martial BBQ. But, of course, this was 24hrs prior to landing.

[@tedthesailor172]

Surprisingly brutal and candid movie for its vintage. Many thanks for sharing...

[@theresters1]

GREAT MOVIE, I AM 74 YO AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ONE!!

[@darkmoon69ful]

Sadly, many of our soldiers past/present/and otherwise have crossed that line and some struggled and managed to come back but, unfortunately, many many more are still fighting and struggling. May God have mercy on your souls.❤❤❤

[@duglife2230]

Didn't realize there had been one before the phenomenal 1998 film. Even though it's not as visually impressive, I might have to give this one a watch.

[@publius09]

I saw this film 50 years ago. The interaction between Welsh and Doll is reminds me of the relationship between (Striker) John Wayne and (Conway) John Agar, in Sands of Iwo Jima 1949.

[@ernestroot8905]

Far better than the remake. Thank you.

[@peterbamforth6453]

I forgot just how powerful this film was.It's been almost 50 years since I saw it .Put it on my watch later classic films list.

[@BeachsideHank]

"Open the pod bay door HAL." “I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that,”

[@xxxxxx-tq4mw]

Part 2 of James Jones’s trilogy, part 1 being from 1951s, "Here to Eternity." Had James Jones not waited until 1962 to release Thin Red Line, i’d have liked to see Burt Lancaster continue as SFC Milton Warden, but then Jack Warden did an excellent job in this movie as SFC Ed Welsh.

[@j.dunlop8295]

"The army doesn't pay you to stand around and sweat!" It's absolutely what most soldiers do! Wait, hurry up and wait some more!

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

That's because armies attack on a wide front,perhaps 100 miles wide.So,they wait until every unit is in line prepared to attack at the same time.

[@tscully1504]

I only saw this once before 40+ years ago. Great to see it again. Thanks

[@Whitegorillaboy]

Full of actors NOBODY has ever heard of except for the two top billed. Clearly produced on the thinnest of red lines.

[@jungletunes3923]

I never thought that there was an old version of Thin Red Line😮

[@pauleandersonmusic]

Thanks for posting. Closer to the book in tone than the remake. I recommend reading the book by James Jones. His books are worth your time reading.

[@MrTripleXXX]

I loved the book but the problem is the chapters are LONG. I had to take breaks in the middle of chapters and I hate doing that. Only complaint I had. And his weird grammar. It's fine to use the bad grammar when someone is speaking, it makes you imagine their voice pretty well. But when he was using words like "dont" for sentences where no one was talking instead of "don't"... I was like "Uh, surely James knows proper grammar?"

[@unbreakable7633]

The book by James Jones is superior in every way.

[@MrTripleXXX]

The only problem with the book is the chapters are VERY long. The first chapter was around 40 pages or so... that is a problem because you have to stop reading in the middle of a chapter. Unless you can read 40 pages each time you want a "quick" read.

[@MrTripleXXX]

Books are always better than movies. I enjoyed both versions of the movie but books simply cannot be beaten in most cases.

[@thomaslitwinski3903]

Awesome....This film is way better than the HBO remake.

[@maytagmark2171]

This is the first film where I see the near proper procedure for the application of the dog tag after death.

[@donniemayer]

I really liked and still do these B&W war movies, grew up with them and they're still awesome 👌 Jack Wardon was a great actor most def👍 👍 👍 good flick 👏wanted to add, Combat is still a really good show.....

[@sazure2]

Prior he was a WW2 paratrooper! Amazing history and great actor!

[@jamesalexander3530]

when I returned to the US after 15 years of being raised in Bolivia, I could no longer speak English (though born in Washington DC). My mom forced me to watch TV to improve my language skills, it's when I planted myself to watch Combat, Boris Karloff, Alfred Hitchcock, Mr. Ed, and Leave it to Beaver, endlessly. Sure enough in one year, I mastered conversational English though with an accent. Thanks, mom!

[@RobFox-d4j]

To David Scott. I am 4 ur family that ur father and uncle both survived the war. My grandfather, and his brother, both landed on Utah Beach. They both survived the war. My dad fought in Korea and survived. I served in the USAF during the Cold War in Europe. I was there 4 the Russian Invasion of Afghanistan, and the Iranian Hostage Crisis. My neighbor was a machine gunner on the hostage rescue mission. He told me he bad things went out there. Anyway, TU vy much 4 ur reply. Hope U and ur family had a vy Merry Xmas, and a vy Happy New Year. God bless U and ur family, and all of America's vets. Especially the vets of the Greatest Generation. Whether they R still with us here, or in heaven.❤😊

[@geetee7154]

I am a fan of the 1998 version, I didn't know there was an original, I thought I had seen just about every war film made😊

[@roubini74]

IF only this film has colour. i was born 10 yrs after the release of this film but still i love it.

[@davidscott3820]

I read the book, the movie is true to Mr jones' work. Thanks for showing it.

[@4Tugboats]

Everyone should have recognized that Dahl was in 2001 A Space Odyssey, and 2010 as well.

[@Lawrence1203-f7s]

Excellent adaptation of the mentality of war.. My whole family has a military bend all the way back to the British Boar's War, then WW I WW II, Vietnam, Korea, Persian Gulf, blah, blah blah. I was combat in Vietnam. There was a thin red line during the Tet Offensive and then A Shau Valley.. I was there, the thin red line exhists, It's still there. God bless those who have served.

[@davedixon2068]

Thats BOER WAR the South Africans will be miffed with you

[@kevinjohnson-lf3kj]

Nice of the Lt Colonel to drive his Jeep right down to the front lines.. Roads must have been just laid.

[@bobwilson758]

Good movie ! I am not sure how I missed this one - Good stuff !

[@Medietos]

Shall we get to watch "Gone With the Wind here some day soon? That would be quite The Feast!

[@dorothycolumbare9140]

It's hard for me to find that I never saw this movie before and the message behind The Thin Red Line .❤

[@aaronishii5874]

I thought it meant the Scottish infantry before this movie

[@dalethornton7858]

Great moviel! Jack Warden at his best.Also Keir Dullea great performance! This is so much better than the 90s remake.Loved it ! ! !👍😎

[@youaregodspursuit-47]

I was 17 and saw this at a drive in... wonderful now as then.

[@ThurlesterRobinsoniii]

Was there internal devices at the time

[@johnrogan9420]

US marines took credit for the island victories over Japan but many US Army soldiers were involved too...this movie gave them the credit they earned with their blood and lives.ironically they switched back to usmc for the remake of this movie...a gory film with one marine being literally cut into 2 pieces but still be alive in shock!

[@4Bobay]

The US Army had 21 divisions in the Pacific during World War 2. The US Marines had 6 divisions in the PTO.

[@billhobbs7077]

seemed like every guy with a SAG card was involved with the remake of this film

[@jasonrusso9808]

25th Division, Tropic Lighting. 27th, 35th & 161st Regimental Combat Teams. Guadalcanal

[@TheCaptain64]

Way better than the 1999 film with the same title, that was a real drag, this is way better .

[@kevinjohnson-lf3kj]

Looks like it was filmed at Fort Polk Louisiana...Garden spot of A I T !!!

[@rapierfool1]

Haven’t met a crew this nuts since Catch 22

[@toddjohnston4788]

Classic, thanks for sharing 😊

[@terencebarnett113]

Great movie,thanks,I wish there more b/w war movies on you tube I know there were a lot made I wonder were the rest are

[@aw8079]

Both can be good you dope. Malick made a beautiful, deeply moving film. This one looks interesting too.... Jack Warden and Dave from 2001

[@jakeroberts7435]

I agree, l enjoyed the remake, never even knew of this movie

[@brianneale2006]

A Truly excellent second world warts film the Japanese were frantic fighters they preferred to die then to surrender there were a couple of men working in the factory where I worked who fought against the Japanese in Burma in the second world war I am now approaching my 80th birthday born in October 1943 a war baby

[@sazure2]

Indeed! The Japenese "Kamikaze pilots" (who would volunteer for these missions) were fierce warriors and it "behooved" them to "save face" and die rather then NOT do their duty. "Hari Kari" like the "Samurai" which would "bring honor to their families and themselves and country". (I lived there for 6 mon in late 70's and the older people who went through the bombings of WW2 HATED Americans. Younger people GREAT! )

[@michaeldean1289]

A real classic, better than the 2nd version! Thanks for sharing your great video ❤

[@smidgens6841]

Awesome movie! Thanks

[@micktschirpig8343]

Absolute brilliant movie!!

[@kenvanheule4094]

This movie is ten times better than the garbage remake.

[@Kupferdrahtful]

You don’t mean Terrence malicks masterpiece? Surely not

[@alexandercotte960]

You mean the one with Elias Koteas and Jim Caviezel? I thought that movie was quite impacting ...

[@kenvanheule4094]

@@alexandercotte960 yes

[@DS-uo5ie]

A whole lot of movies today are garbage!🤪

[@kevinfiess4494]

​@@alexandercotte960love that re-make. Outstanding cast, was pushed aside by Saving private Ryan

[@kellyford8832]

WOW, never knew their was an "ORIGIONAL" to this movie. thank you for putting this out there your doing a service to morals among the masses, these old movies were inspiring to be good people, now what do we have... guys and girls kissing all over on tv and everywhere now so yea, i MISS these old days

[@aaronishii5874]

A lot better than the joke of a remake

[@captainbart]

Just after getting married, Pvt. Doll (Keir Dullea) is shipped out to battle during World War II. Once there, he decides to do whatever it takes to survive the war, even disregarding orders. This attitude rankles his commanding officer, tough veteran Sgt. Welsh (Jack Warden). After Doll makes his first kill of a Japanese soldier, he starts becoming a violent fighter, responsible for many enemy deaths. Despite their differences, Welsh and Doll start working together to survive their mission. Initial release: May 2, 1964

[@emilyarte957]

Two thumbs up and five stars!

[@mmkkggggoodd2315]

Jack Warden: "Excuse me sir, but words just fail me." POW. What movie was this from?

[@vger9084]

Run Silent Run Deep...

[@gooseone8245]

The Old Hollywood is amazing❤

[@EduardoMariano-h5b]

One of the best war movies I have seen!

[@mikechevreaux7607]

Watch "The Mountain Road," a Seldom Seen Little Gem 💎 Of a WW2 Movie, Starring James Stewart; Based On Real Events. Also Watch, "Hell To Eternity," With Jeffrey Hunter, Also Based In True Events. Both Movies Made In 1960.

[@CrashandTrash596]

Thanks. I will

[@Jim-Tuner]

This is somehow a way better film than the version by Terrence Malick in 1998. Among other things, this film actually respects the source material rather than ignoring it entirely as Malick did. It also tries to actually tell a story rather than be an exercise in empty visual art. The art direction is somehow better than Malick's film as well in spite of having a fraction of his budget.

[@sturdevantphotography5726]

LOL This isn't better in any conceivable way

[@tlt3921]

It is far better. The 1998 version was horrible so really anything that isn't hottible is better.​@@sturdevantphotography5726

[@d888verush3]

that's a REAL field promotion

[@jamesschleich629]

Point? What's point got to do with it? If these guys get too much time on their hands they're going to start thinking. That's bad Captain. That's when we're in trouble.

[@johnstoneman5976]

A truly great movie with wonderful performances.

[@kenandbarbie-b6c]

Does Keir Dullea always play parts that are kinda lost in space?

[@DG-wu7ke]

One of the very few Post WWII movies that were produced within 10yrs of wars end. I hope more gems are discovered in time to save them. There is so much history in all of these war pictures. Even the made up tales from a lot boy have little bits of history in them. How Americans tastes and tolerances changed during those years as those were the get the soldiers coming home, expansion years. It was only 5yrs after VED & VJD that the Korean War was in full swing. This movie was as much more of a "Keep the war machine running" propaganda movie than it was a "We're proud of our boys in arms that stopped fascism" movie.

[@mikechevreaux7607]

Big Problem Keeping Their Badges Of Rank Clearly Visible For Enemy Snipers To Target 🎯 Officers.

Great Title - The Thin Red Line, unfortunately for Hollywood it was first used in describing the Sutherland Highlanders who stood fast against an overwhelming 1854

[@lindafoxwood78]

Never saw this movie before. Very good military action. 🖐

[@Windsbag]

Oo la la, pitching a tent 😂

[@chiefslief1886]

This was a great movie ❤

[@49558201]

the New one is a classic !

[@sudhirdeshmukh4037]

Very nicely picturise in 1964.....very good movie

[@gloriouse4458]

GOOD MOVIE 🎥 🍿 🖤

[@beaglepal]

1:07:00 After the explosion, is that someone's head rolling around near the bottom right hand corner of the screen???

[@alexsie3012]

My FIL drove a truck on Guadalcanal. He had a story about someone catching fish with dynamite. It sounded a wee bit reckless.

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

What was your father in laws name? Your story sounds like my uncle,Charles roscoe stover.

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

My uncles story was they would load up in a landing craft and go out with hand grenades and kill a lot of fish.He also shot 5 japs while they were smoking standing in the road when he came by driving a supply truck.

[@davedixon2068]

Effective though

[@GreganWortman-wi8nu]

Good one.

[@Patrick_cb]

Very good film .

[@umasankarpal6958]

Excellent movie!!!

[@lobsterlou8538]

Did I really see a Black Jeep driver at about 1:00 or so? The Army was integrated at Guadalcanal in 1942? Who knew?

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

Keir Dullea was Dave Bowman in "2001: A Space Odyssey."

[@trishazechel8402]

Great Movie!!

[@billmcallister1404]

Hollywood version of a real event in history that happened much sooner was when the Black Watch were sacrificed against the Russian ksars to slow down their approach to the battlefield to allow the rest of the British regiments to get their canons and troops setup on the high ground, not unless did they slow the Russian lancers down that thin red line 0:05

[@billmcallister1404]

0:05

[@johnburns8660]

The Thin Red Line wasn't the Black Watch. It was the Sutherland Highlanders.

[@zocalo1990]

I saw this movie in Okinawa in 1964,in forth buckner

[@alexandercotte960]

Only the Dead have seen the End of War Plato.

[@kenbadoian2476]

... 10/22/23 ...and here we go again.

[@johnclarkwillcox516]

Pretty good movie - not as graphic as today's, but the story was told, and told well.

[@nickfleming3495]

Never seen dog tags in the mouth before.

[@johnwilletts3984]

But why call it The Thin RED Line? I’m British the Thin Red Line refers to an action in the Crimean War, when British Soldiers just two ranks deep held off the Russian Army at Balaclava.

[@tlt3921]

Watch the film again..at 7:04 ..Captain says, " There is an old Midwest saying. There is only a thin red line between the sane and the mad." I thought the british were literary types. Too much Mighty Python?

[@davedixon2068]

@@tlt3921 too much Theakstons Old Peculiar

[@stevemartin6144]

Is this how the nonsense about dog tags between the teeth began? Regardless, a classic movie and thank you!

[@kenbadoian2476]

No, there was a notch stamped on the tags.

[@thomasmitchell7645]

Very good war movie! I much prefer this to the 1998 remake with Nick Nolte, which I never really cared for. From what I can remember of that film it told a completely different story as if they were based on two separate novels.

[@steveww1507]

most definitely

[@denroy3]

Self indulgent junk, not to mention incoherent.

[@Jim-Tuner]

The 1998 version was written by Terrence Malick. He largely ignored the novel in favor of his own ideas.

[@whitewolfw4623]

Awesome movie.

[@mercenarymike1397]

Is that James Cann, at 55.48.. The soldier screaming so loudly...???

[@phillipgowdy3218]

This movie may have helped perpetuate the myth that the notch in the edge of the GI Dog Tag was to aid in affixing one of the tags in the deceased’s mouth as with 1st Sgt. Jack Warden’s character in the cave scene near the end. The notch was actually for locating the Dog Tag blank on the embossing machine when the tag was prepared prior to issue.

[@moiamsv6088]

Thanks you

[@oneastrails]

The bullcrap excuse of needing to build a bomber base is bullcrap. The Marines captured the Japanese airfield, named it Henderson Field withing 36 hours of the landings.

[@davedixon2068]

Then had to finish it and keep it useable despite regular bombing and naval bombardments.

[@peterhoulis1184]

I didnt know of this version

[@bobwilson758]

Right fellas - how about some hammering cover fire ! Accurate fire , not just fire ! Shet -

[@sazure2]

The HORRORS soilders see and are somehow supposed to put into a place that allows them do "function". The saddest aspect of war Veterans, is that when IF they return home they are somehow supposed to "act normal", fit in. Father WW2, Korea (always ranted on about the war - abusive), Vietnam (my generation) a horrific event where those drafted had no choice and the ""Fonda et al" disgrace. I knew many who IF they came back were never never able to get back to "solid base".

[@FrankLowe1949]

Great movie❤❤ vicious and Wild.❤❤

[@asagoodfriend]

Straight Classic!🌟

[@The_Comedian556]

I didnt realise the 1997 version was a remake.

[@stevemiller7654]

The M1 helmets, historically new to the US military at that time, used it this movie are all wrong. Just nit picking, I suppose. Also the officers openly wearing their rank is a severe mistake in enemy territory, but excusable for clarification of who's who for dramatic effect. Martha

[@peteschiavoni]

Plus their machine guns are German MP40’s not Thompson or M3 Grease Guns. Still I really enjoyed the movie.

[@howardbeall4144]

Dave Bowman before he became starchild

[@mudgebauer]

It would be nice if you would colorize all these old movies in 4K. They would be so much better in color.